Chapter 290 The Birth of the Heavenly Palace, the Beginning of the Wanshou Dynasty

Chapter 290 The Birth of the Heavenly Palace, the Beginning of the Wanshou Dynasty

Chapter 290 The Birth of the Heavenly Palace, the Beginning of the Wanshou Dynasty

Xu Qing knew very well in his heart that the thoughts of all living beings were a double-edged sword for him.

It is both a precious food that nourishes the primordial demonic energy, and a deadly poison that harms the primordial demonic energy.

The Great Demon Qi is undoubtedly the core of his being a demon, just like a unique core code. Once it is missing, he will lose himself and completely lose his independent consciousness.

In comparison, although the Taichu Demon Qi is not as critical as the Taishi Demon Qi in maintaining self-awareness, its functionality is equally irreplaceable. Without the Taichu Demon Qi, Xu Qing would no longer be able to display the magical powers he possessed, not to mention using "Other Transformation" to steal other people's magical powers, or even transform into a demon king to protect the law.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing secretly felt lucky that he had not yet been worshipped by every household. With his current state of Taishi Demon Qi, he was simply unable to resist the vast number of sentient beings' thoughts generated by every household worshipping the portrait.

He sighed softly and made a "selfless" decision: "In the future, the cult of personality must be restricted."

Although the incident with the portrait of Emperor Wenchang was just a borderline case and no major problems have arisen for the time being, the hidden dangers have already been laid and we must guard against them.

However, successfully opening up the inner world was also a fruitful achievement, allowing him to take a crucial step on the road of cultivation.

Now is the time when spring ploughing is coming to an end, and the high-yield crops that Xu Qing brought back from Southeast Asia are being promoted in both the north and the south.

Due to the extreme shortage of food in the north, the motivation to promote high-yield crops is extremely strong, as if they had grabbed a life-saving straw.

In the south, the situation is quite different. Only in the Lingnan and Minnan regions, these high-yield crops have received a good response, and the people are happy to accept and try to grow them.

However, in the southern Zhili and Zhijiang provinces, the promotion work encountered many obstacles. Local people felt that these high-yield crops had poor taste and would rather feed them to livestock.

In addition, the commercial prosperity of these two provinces far exceeds that of other regions, and farming has become a last-rate livelihood in the eyes of ordinary people.

Some local nobles even brazenly suggested to the imperial court that they should capture more overseas natives and bring them back to serve as laborers to help cultivate the fields.

There were also many ordinary people who rented their land to refugees from the north to work in the workshops. It turned out that some economically developed states had issued regulations that only people with local good citizen household registration were eligible to work in the workshops.

Yingtian Prefecture has regained the supreme glory of "Lord of Beijing". Walking in its streets and alleys, one can feel the prosperity and confidence everywhere.

Nowadays, people in Yingtian look at the capital with a hint of disdain in their eyes, as if saying that the capital is a gathering place for country bumpkins.

Looking at the entire Dayu Dynasty, only the people of Jiangning can barely compete with the people of Yingtian in momentum and foundation.

But not long ago, some officials proposed to merge Yingtian Prefecture and Jiangning Prefecture, on the grounds that the two places were close to each other and the merger would better integrate resources.

This proposal instantly ignited the anger of the people of Jiangning. In their hearts, Xu Liushou was the eternal pride of Jiangning Prefecture. Yingtian Prefecture was blatantly plotting against them, and the abacus beads were about to jump onto their faces.

The local gentry of Jiangning gathered together urgently to discuss countermeasures. Filled with indignation and reluctance, they jointly wrote a letter to the court.

The letter was sincere and full of affection. It listed in detail the long historical origins and profound cultural heritage of Jiangning Prefecture, emphasized the unique status of Jiangning in the Dayu Dynasty, and firmly stated that it must not be annexed by Yingtian Prefecture.

The letter also specifically mentioned Xu Qing, a prominent figure from Jiangning, saying that he was a symbol of Jiangning's glory and that the uniqueness of Jiangning Prefecture was more prominent because of him and should not be erased by anyone.

At the same time, officials from Yingtian Prefecture were not to be outdone and quickly submitted their own memorials.

The memorial elaborated in detail the many benefits of merging Yingtian and Jiangning...it could even provide Xu Liushou with a broader space to implement his reform measures and accelerate the reform process of the Dayu Dynasty.

Both sides insisted on their own opinions and refused to give in. For a while, the debate in the court was in full swing...

Xu Qing had little interest in the debate in the court, and was happy to watch these officials arguing endlessly.

In his opinion, if one day the officials in the court stopped arguing, that would be a real dangerous signal.

It has to be said that a person's position is often determined by his position.

Today, Xu Qing’s perspective is getting closer and closer to that of the old emperor. He subconsciously likes to watch his subordinates engage in factional fighting, while he acts as the referee who controls the overall situation.

This sense of control made him feel an inexplicable sense of security deep in his heart, as if everything was under his control.

Xu Qing had read "The Prince" in his previous life. He knew very well that in the ancient world, once one sat on the throne of a monarch, one would tend to instinctively develop into a Machiavellian dictator.

Qianlong is a typical representative of them.

This type of dictator regards maintaining his ruling power as the highest principle and is a thoroughgoing pragmatist.

They use the art of machiavelli to the extreme, and in order to consolidate their power, they do not hesitate to use various means such as fraud, violence, and appeasement. In their eyes, good deeds and evil deeds are just tools of rule, not moral principles.

Some even say, "It is safer to be feared than to be loved."

In addition, they also believe that the people are easily driven by interests and have fickle temperaments, so social order needs to be maintained through severe laws and punishments rather than relying on moral influence.

They are good at using methods such as dividing the powerful, cultivating cronies, and controlling public opinion to dismantle potential threats; at the same time, they will spare no effort to weaken powerful neighbors to prevent possible disasters.

Moreover, they are very good at diverting conflicts, such as deliberately creating external threats or internal enemies to divert people's dissatisfaction and thus consolidate their rule.

They will mercilessly and brutally suppress those who resist; but they will show tolerance to those who obey, in order to create a deterrent image of "combining kindness and severity".

Xu Qing recalled the old emperor's various methods and found that he almost completely met the characteristics of a Machiavellian dictator.

And I fell into most of the traps without realizing it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. If there really was a change of dynasty, there seemed to be no essential difference between him taking the throne and the old emperor remaining in power to the people of the world.

But if you think about it carefully, there are still differences. If you are committed to liberating and developing productivity, at least fewer people will starve to death in the future. Moreover, perhaps you can also improve the happiness of the people of Dayu Dynasty through reasonable foreign policies, although this method is a real "devil's behavior."

Xu Qing also often thought, if there were no threats from the old emperor and the Black Mountain Demon, and he became an invincible existence in this world, what would he turn this world into without anyone to restrict him?

He tried hard to imagine, but he could not picture it.

In other words, good deeds without restraint may very likely turn into heinous evil deeds, and it is difficult to predict what consequences absolute power will bring.

But even so, he could not deliberately stop himself from becoming stronger. After all, in this long river of time, no matter how powerful an existence is, it is just an insignificant speck of dust.

It is enough for a person to do things that he finds meaningful in his life. Why bother too much?

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With this idea in mind, Xu Qing brought Xu Xuanhu to Tiangongyuan.

There are now rumors outside that Xu Xuanhu is a demon child who will bring disaster to people.

Even Feng Wu once locked him up, fearing that he would cause trouble and hurt himself or others.

But Xu Qing's attitude towards his child was completely different. He knew that his son's ability to devour the essence of all things was his innate magical power. It should be seen as a gift from God, not a curse.

He gently said to his son: "The ability to devour the essence of all things is your innate magical power. You should control it instead of being afraid of it. Don't worry, with your father by your side, you don't have to be afraid of any disaster."

He also told Xu Xuanhu earnestly not to be afraid of becoming the fourth generation Black Mountain Demon. This might be his destiny, but fate is not unchangeable. If he wants to overcome fate, he has to rely on himself.

Even when he really can't support himself, he still has his father as his strongest support.

Xu Xuanhu was innocent and blinked his big eyes and asked, "What if Dad is unreliable?"

Xu Qing answered confidently: "Impossible."

After saying this, he asked the kid, with a bit of kindness and severity, to copy the "Tao Te Ching" a hundred times when he returned home. He had to learn a lesson for the kid as he dared to question adults at such a young age.

It must be said that the fourth generation Black Mountain Old Demon is indeed different. Xu Xuanhu learns things hundreds or thousands of times faster than ordinary people, and photographic memory is just a piece of cake for him.

He seemed to be born with wisdom. He could understand any scripture with just one glance. For him, spiritual practice was as easy and natural as eating and drinking.

In fact, the growth rate of each generation of Black Mountain Old Demon is very amazing. The first generation of Black Mountain Old Demon is also very legendary. He once discussed Taoism with Laozi, who wrote the "Tao Te Ching", and later went west through Hangu Pass and met Sakyamuni.

The third generation of Black Mountain Demon found the final destination of Sakyamuni - Mars - based on the precious information left by the first generation.

At this time, Xiong Chan was also in Tiangong Temple.

The great monk had already known that Sakyamuni had left behind an inner world on Mars - the Great Leiyin Temple.

For Xiong Chan, the Great Leiyin Temple was full of endless temptations. If he wanted to break through to the realm of human immortals, or even enter a higher level of practice, the Great Leiyin Temple was undoubtedly his most important opportunity.

However, with his current abilities, he is simply unable to reach the distant Mars.

Therefore, he needed the help of Tiangongyuan very much. For this reason, Xiong Chan would come to Tiangongyuan every now and then to contribute his strength to the "Tiangong Project".

He knew very well that once the Tiangong was born, there would definitely be a chance to cross the starry sky and reach Mars.

This Heavenly Palace is a unique and magical device. In order to implement the Heavenly Palace Plan, Fang Xiandao almost emptied all his related resources in Nanyang.

The old emperor also fully supports this plan, and Master Tianling and Taoist Gu are the core figures of this plan.

Holy places of cultivation such as Longhu Mountain and Laoshan Mountain also contributed manpower and spared no effort to promote the implementation of the plan.

For any cultivator, being able to break through the Tiangang atmosphere, cross the starry sky, and explore the unknown mysteries of the universe is an extremely exciting thing.

Once Tiangong was born, it had clear goals and plans.

The first goal is to break through the Tiangang atmosphere, break free from the shackles and move towards the vast universe; the second goal is to climb onto the Yin star and explore whether the legendary Moon Palace really exists; the third goal is to go to the Yinghuo star and explore the mysteries of the Great Leiyin Temple.

This plan is closely linked and requires everyone to work together and move forward steadily.

Of course, everyone involved in this plan knows very well that more than a hundred years ago, when the Black Mountain Old Demon was at his peak, he crossed the starry sky at the level of a creator and successfully reached Mars.

As the plan progressed, everyone had a deeper and more terrifying understanding of the Black Mountain Demon's peak strength. The power of the Creator was simply beyond imagination.

Moreover, the Black Mountain Demon is not the first terrifying existence to arrive at Mars. At least before that, the Venerable Sakyamuni had been there.

But Sakyamuni was not necessarily the first to arrive. Xiong Chan found a record in the Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures in the Great Zen Temple, which mentioned that Sakyamuni went to Mars to follow the footsteps of Lao Dan.

From this, it can be inferred that Lao Dan had probably set foot on Mars before Sakyamuni.

Although most of the ancient books about the Yu Dynasty are half true and half false, but as the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Based on information from all sides, it is highly likely that the Great Leiyin Temple is on Mars.

Now, the morning bell and evening drum that the Black Mountain Old Monster brought back from the Great Leiyin Temple have been handed over to Grand Master Murong for use. This reincarnated old monster has used these two magic tools in public more than once.

Xu Qing brought Xu Xuanhu to Tiangongyuan this time to witness the breakthrough progress of the Tiangong project.

"The prototype of the Heavenly Palace is about to be born!"

Master Tianling's voice was full of excitement and anticipation.

However, according to his inference, once the "Heavenly Palace" is born, it is likely to trigger heavenly punishment. This requires the top figures of the world to protect and ensure that the Heavenly Palace can be born smoothly.

Xiong Chan and Xu Qing were among the invited guests, in addition to Ji Changxi and Fu Xuan.

Xu Qing did not restrict Fu Xuan's freedom of movement. Although Lao Deng had a broken arm, he was still a martial saint after all. During his life in Yingtian Prefecture, he often went to the Zhenwu Palace in Yingtian Prefecture to hang out.

He and Ji Changxi have been old rivals for many years. Whenever they meet, they refuse to give in to each other and often quarrel.

But the strange thing is that both of them are martial saints. Besides fighting with each other, they also often exchange their cultivation experiences and compare martial arts. They can be regarded as a special pair of "old enemies".

As for the other martial saint among the Twin Saints of Dayu, whose surname is Jiang, he almost never shows up and is very mysterious.

Xu Qing also found out some interesting gossip. Ji Changxi and Senior Jiang were cousins, but they were neither married nor Taoist partners.

Fu Xuan knew more gossips and revealed a past event during a chat: Ji Changxi was a little fan girl of the previous Taoist master of Xuantian Shenglong Dao.

Xu Qing directly labeled him in his mind, thinking that he should be as obsessed with the Condor Hero as Guo Xiang was with The Return of the Condor Heroes.

He complained: "What's so good about an old man? It's better to find a cousin. People often say that cousins ​​go in pairs!"

Thinking of this, he suddenly understood why he could so easily persuade Ji Changxi to help him. He thought it was his handsome appearance that charmed the old fairy, but this was the case.

Because I am also her Bai Yueguang's successor!
The lethality of white moonlight to most people in the world is unimaginable.

At this time, Xiong Chan came over with a smile on his face and praised Xu Xuanhu, but there was a problem with his accent and he said "天子育秀" instead of "天子育秀".

Xu Qing thought it was a slip of the tongue by the monk and did not think much about it, thinking that he was well-intentioned.

He smiled and responded, "I don't spend much time with my son on weekdays, so I brought him here to see the world. I hope he can gain more experience."

The two sides greeted each other politely and friendly, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

At some point, a brilliant light suddenly appeared in the Tiangong Courtyard. The light was dazzling and mysterious, as if it contained the mysteries of the universe.

Even Xiao Xuanhu was deeply attracted by this strange light and stared at it intently.

Immediately afterwards, an inexplicable aura spread out, so mysterious and wonderful that people felt as if they were in a fairyland.

Upon seeing this, the Taoists from Mount Longhu began to recite Taoist scriptures in loud and solemn voices; the Taoists from the Shangqing Palace on Mount Lao were not to be outdone and began to recite their own scriptures.

For a moment, the entire Tiangong Academy was shrouded in a grand and majestic atmosphere.

As everyone was immersed in this wonderful atmosphere, the illusion of a fairy palace loomed. The fairy palace was magnificent and beautiful, as if it had descended from the fairyland to the mortal world.

"The Heavenly Palace is about to be born." This thought arose in the minds of everyone in Tiangong Academy at the same time.

At the same time, this auspicious scene also alarmed all parties in Tianjing City of Yingtian Prefecture. For a moment, the whole Yingtian Prefecture was in an uproar, and people rushed towards the direction of Tiangongyuan, exclaiming in surprise!
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As the crowd exclaimed, the outline of the Heavenly Palace became clearer and clearer. The powerful aura emanating from it made everyone present feel an unprecedented shock.

Just when the Heavenly Palace was about to be fully formed, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds. Purple lightning raged in the clouds, and the power of heavenly punishment became stronger and stronger.

Ji Changxi took the lead. She swung the sword in her hand and a powerful sword energy shot up into the sky, trying to disperse the dark clouds that were pressing down on her.

Fu Xuan was not to be outdone. He wielded his spear with one arm. The spear light flashed and echoed with Ji Changxi's sword energy, forming a powerful smoke barrier of the Martial Saint's spirit.

Xiong Chan recited Buddhist scriptures, and Buddha's light shone around him. The soft light seemed particularly firm under the pressure of heavenly punishment.

Xu Qing stood among the crowd, his eyes were very calm.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Qing quickly formed seals with his hands.

Beiming!

After the power of heavenly punishment broke through the blockade of the three martial saints, Xu Qing's Beiming became the most solid barrier.

In addition, Master Tianling and Taoist Gu activated many powerful defensive instruments, and the Taoists from Longhu Mountain and Laoshan Mountain contributed. The powerful heavenly punishment was completely powerless in the face of the top strongmen and many masters of the Dayu Dynasty, and slowly dissipated.

Xu Qingyi forcibly swallowed a small portion of the power of heavenly punishment through Bei Ming, transformed it into pure vitality and injected it into the inner world. The phoenix tree seemed to have taken a tonic and showed signs of blooming.

"The sacred Wutong tree is the spiritual root of heaven and earth, and its fruit is the fruit of longevity..." A piece of information flashed in the bronze mirror.

The old paulownia tree can actually bear fruit that can prolong life.

Xu Qing couldn't help but be surprised.

From this point of view, the function of the old paulownia tree is somewhat similar to the peach tree and ginseng fruit tree in Journey to the West.

“If we are to establish an immortal dynasty, mastering the fruit that can prolong life is obviously the top priority.”

Xu Qing knew very well that the Heavenly Court in Journey to the West controlled the immortals through the peaches or elixirs that prolonged life.

In any case, the longevity fruit or other elixirs that can prolong life are definitely the core competitiveness for establishing an immortal dynasty.

The Heavenly Palace is a symbol of the power of the Immortal Dynasty, and the Longevity Fruit is a manifestation of cohesion.

If he could master the immortal fruit that could prolong life, it would have a huge impact on the Martial Saint.

Unfortunately, the old sycamore tree now only shows some signs of flowering, and is far from bearing fruit.

Thunder is also the way of creation.

It seems that the vitality transformed from the heavenly punishment and thunder is an important resource for ripening the old phoenix tree and making it bear fruit.

Xu Qing now really wants to let Master Tianling try the thunder tribulation a second time.

Well, the old guy is probably useless and doesn’t dare to survive the second ghost fairy thunder tribulation.

Xu Qing also knew that such an opportunity was not easy to come by.

As a celestial demon, he had an instinctive fear of heavenly thunder tribulations. This time, he was not afraid because he had more people than him.

In fact, he can also use the Taichu Demon Qi to simulate the Five Thunders Method of Longhu Mountain. The problem is that although he is not afraid of the simulated thunder method, the real heavenly thunder tribulation has a huge restraint on the Taichu Demon Qi.

Of course, his imitation of the Five Thunders Method was not bad either.

It’s similar to Putian products.

Perhaps the biggest difference between it and the real heavenly thunder is the lack of heavenly certification?
After all, it’s the authentic version.

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When the Tiangong was born, the abbot of Chaotian Temple congratulated the old emperor in the Yannian Palace.

The old emperor also smiled and rewarded the master of Chaotian Temple with a pill.

After tasting it, the master of Chaotian Temple was extremely shocked. He clearly felt that his aging body was injected with fresh vitality.

"This... is actually the elixir of longevity."

The master of Chaotian Temple found it incredible.

Your Majesty's alchemy skills are so powerful that he can even make an elixir that prolongs life.

The old emperor said: "I am very interested in the establishment of the Immortal Dynasty. The Imperial Master should understand how important this elixir is to the establishment of the Immortal Dynasty."

The master of Chaotian Temple bowed and said, "Your Majesty will surely be able to follow the path of the ancient Holy Emperor."

The old emperor smiled and said, "I still need the help of you humerus. If I rely on myself, I really don't know what kind of chaos the world will be in."

The master of Chaotian Temple immediately started to flatter him.

He secretly felt a little worried about this, and there was no doubt that he would be able to successfully control the upcoming Immortal Dynasty.

What about Xu Qing?
Your Majesty is truly unfathomable.

In fact, when he read the version of Journey to the West that Xu Qing found, he realized that the real rulers of Heaven were the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother and Laojun.

Because the Queen Mother has the Peach Tree that can prolong life, Laojun can refine elixirs that can prolong life and even help people achieve immortality.

In fact, in the Journey to the West, the gods in heaven are divided into two categories. The highest achievement among the Three Pure Ones is Daluo, and the one outside the Three Pure Ones is Taiyi.

Obviously, Laojun, as the representative of the Three Pure Ones, actually controls the heavy say in the Heavenly Court through the elixir.

If Xu Qing does not have something similar in his hands to compete with Your Majesty, his voice in the Immortal Dynasty will be greatly reduced.

It can be said that everything Xu Qing is doing now may end up being a favor to His Majesty.

Hey!
The master of Chaotian Temple was also powerless to do anything about it.

(End of this chapter)